Jackie Chan's new film "Dragon Horse Spirit" has been in turmoil since its release.
The first is that the starring Liu Haocun encountered resistance.
Although a long time has passed since the Liu Haocun incident, the controversy has never stopped, and "Four Seas" is at its peak, of course, this film is also a box office word of mouth. Unexpectedly, after a year, the new film "Dragon Horse Spirit" was released, and it encountered resistance again. The boycott incident after boycott incident has dealt a serious blow and impact on Liu Haocun, and the development of the entire entertainment career has been hit hard.
The second is that there was a slip of the tongue in the Jackie Chan Roadshow.
At the roadshow scene, Jackie Chan originally wanted to say "it's nice to work with such a good actor", but instead said "It's nice to work with such a bad actor". After that, Jackie Chan explained that "his own Chinese is not very good, he is such an excellent actor".
Although an explanation also makes sense, it still causes great controversy in connection with reality, after all, Jackie Chan's criticism of young actors can be described as constant, plus the new film also has the cooperation of young actors, so it is also for the majority of netizens to say that this may be his heart.
Finally, the roadshow scene was now asked for a refund by the audience on the spot.
At the roadshow scene, a classmate from the directing department stood up and said, "How did (Jackie Chan) make such a bad movie, I bought the ticket at my own expense, can I refund the ticket?" After that, the director apologized and said that he still had shortcomings, and Jackie Chan also said that he respected everyone's ideas and humbly accepted criticism.
I have to say that this classmate is very bold, dares to publicly call Jackie Chan and scold bad films, and he is really angry.
Although it was also complained by the majority of netizens that it was not polite, but expressing his heart was also supported.
In just a week of release, "Dragon Horse Spirit" can be described as a storm, and the cumulative box office has just exceeded 100 million, for this film, Jackie Chan is undoubtedly a miserable loss.
Throughout these years, the films starring Jackie Chan have not been satisfactory at the box office, and now they have overturned again.
Although this film is not led by Jackie Chan, as the starring role, it is still a film with strong Jackie Chan color, plus it is a tribute to the "dragon and tiger warrior", in the film at least 20 of Jackie Chan's works, plus the plot design, it can be said that this is a film of Jackie Chan's autobiographical nature, with strong personal attributes.
But in the final presentation, there is nothing but sensationalism and showmanship. Whether it's action or comedy, it's all clichéd and not much new. Perhaps it is commendable that the 69-year-old Jackie Chan is still so desperate, and his professionalism is admirable, but it is not advisable to rely on the old and sell the old. In addition, the animal starring red rabbit horse in the film also contributed a wonderful performance, it can be said that this film is a double male protagonist, the box office can exceed 100 million, and the red rabbit horse also has to account for part of the credit.
To say that the director of the film, Yang Zi, is not bad, although he is a post-80s director, he once won the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival Film Channel Media Award for the Most Media Concerned Director Award and the Most Media Concerned Screenwriter Award for his love movie "Shout Mountain".
This "Shout Mountain" has a good reputation and made him a blockbuster.
However, in addition to "Shout Mountain", there are no other excellent works, and then the self-written and directed "I Am Marbury" and "Pampered" have not had an ideal reputation.
Now he has written and directed "Dragon Horse Spirit" again, which actually continues the reputation of his works over the years.
From niche to mass, now there are a lot of big coffees and huge investments, but obviously this time it has failed again.
The problem with "Dragon Horse Spirit" is not the actors, although there is no breakthrough in the starring role, but a red rabbit horse is enough to be amazing. The bigger problem is the whole story, which tells the work and life of the dragon and tiger martial artist, but it is more of a patchwork account narrative. The interaction of one person and one horse adds a lot of comedy effects, but the father-daughter relationship on the other side falls into the cliché, boring and boring.
In the later period, it was basically based on sensationalism and feelings, and consuming classics and selling feelings became the main line. At the moment, such selling points are not new, and have even caused disgust and are tiring. Especially in contrast, Jackie Chan is really consuming himself this time. Look at Michelle Yeoh, who just won the Oscar, to know how big the gap is.
Although they are all complaining about the decline of kung fu movies and action movies, complaining that the dragon and tiger martial artists have no scenes to film, and there is no successor, but when Michelle Yeoh became the first Chinese Oscar actress, it undoubtedly hit an unknown number of people. Although the reality is cruel, as predecessors, we should not rest on our laurels and stagnate, but should look forward, embrace the market, and make high-quality films that the public really likes, rather than staying in the past.
Of course, classics need to be paid tribute to, they need to be remembered, but not blindly consuming is a good thing, and in turn will only be eaten back.
The 69-year-old Jackie Chan is still rushing on the front line, still really fighting, worthy of learning and respect, but as said in the film, the times have changed, as a dragon and tiger martial artist, you must also keep pace with the times, although the spirit cannot be lost, but you cannot not move forward and live in the past.
The failure of the box office reputation of "Dragon Horse Spirit" undoubtedly taught all filmmakers a good lesson again. Consuming classics, selling feelings, and following the old ways, then it will eventually overturn and pay a heavy price for it. Respect the market and respect the audience, then you will win a good box office and word of mouth.